Pepperdine Religion and Philosophy Division

09/30/2022

Registration for the 2022 Annual Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) is open! SCCUR provides a forum for the presentation of the best research, scholarship, and creative activities of undergraduate students in the region. Fees of all Pepperdine presenters, faculty mentors, and volunteers will be covered by the Provost and Seaver Dean. Abstract submissions are due before 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 2, 2022.

Link to submit abstract submissions: https://airtable.com/shrK3BY1JQqvJsXak

09/27/2022

Applications are now open for the Pepperdine Libraries Multicultural Internship Program!

The Pepperdine Libraries Multicultural Internship Program is a semester-long paid internship ($18/hr) during Spring 2023 for students interested in pursuing librarianship or curious about the field. Interns will have the chance to work on a capstone project while completing rotations in each area of the library. The program is open to students with an expected graduation date in 2023 or 2024 from one or more ethnic groups underrepresented in libraries.

Applications are due October 7, 2022 at 8:00 PM Pacific Time.

Link for more information: https://library.pepperdine.edu/about/internships.htm

09/20/2022

The 2023 Lifeline Chaplaincy Summer Internship application is open! Applications are due by Tuesday, November 1st. If gaining ministry-related experience in a medical setting interests you, then apply now! Visit the link below for more information!
https://lifelinechaplaincy.org/internships/

09/06/2022

The Philosophy Club is having their first meeting of the semester TOMORROW at 6pm on the Appleby Center patio! Pizza will be provided as well as free t-shirts! After the meeting, feel free to walk over to the Stauffer Chapel to hear Dr. Frederick Aquino speak for the William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Program.

09/06/2022

Need help in your Religion classes? REL 101 & REL 102 tutoring is available in the Student Success Center in Payson Library! No appointment is necessary, so just stop by during the times listed for all your tutoring needs!

09/02/2022

The 42nd annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Program is happening next Wednesday, September 7th at 7pm in Stauffer Chapel. Frederick D. Aquino, professor of theology and philosophy at the Abilene Christian University Graduate School of Theology, will be speaking on “The Idea of a Christian University: John Henry Newman Speaks to the 21st Century." Come join us for this insightful discussion!

09/02/2022

Come stop by the front of the Appleby Center (AC) next Tuesday morning, September 6th, to speak with the Career Center about various careers in the Non-Profit, Social Services, and Ministry industries. Career Center staff will be tabling from 9am-11am. There will be free breakfast and coffee!

08/09/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Pendergraft on the publication of his new book, "Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments".

Pendergraft’s collection of 50 puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments span five categories: the threat from fatalism, the threat from determinism, practical reason, social dimensions, and moral luck. Each chapter joins in the contemporary discussions of free will and human agency with a description of a case, an explanation of questions it raises, a summary of key responses, and a list of suggested readings.

Use the link to learn more and order the book!
https://www.routledge.com/Free-Will-and-Human-Agency-50-Puzzles-Paradoxes-and-Thought-Experiments/Pendergraft/p/book/9780367641948

In this new kind of entrée to contemporary discussions of free will and human agency, Garrett Pendergraft collects and illuminates 50 of the most relevant puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Assuming no familiarity with the philosophical literature on free will, each chapter describes a ca...

08/04/2022

APPLY NOW!

The Religion & Philosophy Division is looking for TAs for REL 101 Elkins classes this upcoming fall semester! If you are an upperclassmen who has already taken REL 101 and are looking for a job for the fall semester, then please submit your resume on Handshake!

05/26/2022

St. John’s Presbyterian Church of West Los Angeles is seeking to hire a full-time Youth Ministries Director to lead their program for middle school and high school students. An ideal candidate has a dedicated and vibrant personal faith in Christ and a Youth Ministry (or similar) degree. If one is not already involved in the Presbyterian Church (USA), the candidate would need to be supportive and respectful of the specific faith tradition. Musical ability is a major plus, though not a requirement.

Visit this link for more information on this position, as well as other ministry opportunities: https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/religion-philosophy/student-opportunities/

05/06/2022

Dr. Rick Marrs teaching a 2 hour class on Hosea, Amos and Micah at Harbor 2022. See you all next year for Harbor 2023! Harbor - Pepperdine Bible Lectures

Rick Marrs teaching a workshop that deals with not only the original context for the messages of the 8th century BC prophets of Hosea, Amos, and Micah. but also at their contemporary relevance.

05/05/2022

The Harbor 2022 Pepperdine Bible Lectures are happening this week! Yesterday, Seaver Religion faculty, Dr. Dyron Daughrity and Dr. Stanley Talbert spoke at the workshop class entitled, “The Church as Storyteller and the Allure of History: Exploring Recent Histories of Churches of Christ and Christian Churches” led by Faculty Emerti in Religion, Jerry Rushford. Their insightful conversation focused on the history of the Restoration Movement!